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Hepatitis C transmission between spouses.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Nov 1996
Koda T, Yonaha M, Hayashi A, Ishikawa K
Abstract excerpt
To examine inter-spouse transmission as one of the potential routes of infection for hepatitis C virus (HCV), 121 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease who tested positive for antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) and their spouses were studied. Of these, 21 (17.4%) patients had spouses with anti-HCV. In 12 couples, the HCV genotype matched (type II: 10 couples, type III: two couples). The genotype differed in...
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